Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Amendment Act 2025
Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Amendment Act 2025
Version updated on 21 August 2025 to make an editorial change to section 2.
Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Amendment Act 2025

Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Amendment Act 2025
Local Act |
2025 No 1 |
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Date of assent |
5 August 2025 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Amendment Act 2025.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on 6 August 2025.
Section 2: editorial change made by the PCO, on 21 August 2025, under sections 86(1) and 87(m) of the Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 58).
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Act 1923.
4 Section 5 replaced (User of land in Schedule 1)
Replace section 5 with:
5 Use of land in Schedule 1
(1)
The Auckland Council, or a body or person claiming through or under it, must use the land described in Schedule 1 as a site of, and for the principal purposes of, boat sheds, public swimming baths, a social hall, or any similar community purpose.
(2)
However, part of the land described in Schedule 1 and any buildings or other improvements on the land may be used for commercial purposes as long as—
(a)
the land described in Schedule 1 and any buildings or other improvements on the land are principally used for the purposes referred to in subsection (1); and
(b)
all money received by the Auckland Council, or a body or person claiming through or under it, from use of the land, buildings, or other improvements for commercial purposes is spent on—
(i)
maintenance of the land:
(ii)
maintenance of any buildings or other improvements on the land:
(iii)
community purposes.
(3)
The Auckland Council, or a body or person claiming through or under it, may grant a lease, licence, or other arrangement for use of land, buildings, or other improvements in accordance with subsection (2).
5 Schedule 1 replaced
Replace Schedule 1 with the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule of this Act.
Schedule Schedule 1 replaced
Schedule 1
All that area of land in the North Auckland Land District containing 0.0463 hectares located at 17 Sir Peter Blake Parade, Bayswater, Auckland described as Lot 1 Deposited Plan 20033 as contained in Record of Title NA455/236.
Legislative history
17 October 2024 |
Introduction (Bill 91–1) |
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23 October 2024 |
First reading and referral to Governance and Administration Committee |
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24 February 2025 |
Reported from Governance and Administration Committee |
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(Bill 91–2) |
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12 March 2025 |
Second reading |
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21 May 2025 |
Committee of the whole House |
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30 July 2025 |
Third reading |
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5 August 2025 |
Royal assent |